Medical Officer
Fir Vale Academy, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S4 8GB24 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
22 February 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
29 January 2026
Job details
Job role
- Pastoral, health and welfare
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: Permanent, full-time, 37.5 hours per week, 41 working weeks
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £29,778 FTE actual of £27,012
What skills and experience we're looking for
- An individual with excellent communication and written skills.
- Has a First-Aid qualification.
- A driven, proactive and positive individual with an unwavering commitment to continuously improving standards.
- A team player who works closely with colleagues and other professionals to ensure policies and procedures are in place for medical provision.
- Good general IT skills.
- Be resilient in implementing the academy’s medical and first aid needs policies.
- An individual who has a fundamental belief in the power of education to enable students to achieve anything they set their minds to.
- You must have good organisational skills and a keen eye for detail.
- Demonstrate a positive, proactive and professional approach at all times.
- Experience working within the education sector, preferably in a role focused on medical provision.
What the school offers its staff
- Highly competitive pay above national average.
- Excellent facilities and resources.
- Access to an outstanding professional development programme.
- A respectful working environment.
- Supportive, friendly colleagues who are committed to each other’s professional development.
- A chance to become part of United Learning, one of the largest groups of academies in the country.
- Opportunities to work collaboratively with colleagues in each academy, across the Cluster and United Learning.
- Excellent employee benefits which include a highly sought-after pension scheme with high employer contributions.
- Access to training through the Apprenticeship Levy.
- Westfield benefits platform.
- Free on-site parking.
- Access to an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).
- We encourage open and regular conversations about work-life balance.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
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If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Fir Vale Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- Up to 1050 pupils
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Fir Vale Academy website
- Email address
- hr@unitedlearningyorks.org.uk
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